Очень "летучая" модель. "Спит"/"Сифайр" идеально подходил для взлётов с коротким разбегом. Написано для "Имплекейбла" и 1944 года:
Seafire Mark III take-offs were never a problem, for R. J. Mitchell had designed the Spitfire I for quick ‘scrambles’ and the Seafire LIII’s power/weight ratio was even higher. With a 30 knot wind, it leapt off the deck in a distance of 130 feet, with a minimum unstick speed of 58 knots! Even with a 90 gallon overload tank, we could still get airborne safely with a run of 180 feet in that windspeed,half the distance of the catapult runs of today.
